Amazing things happen to a community when its most resilient members--youth--areempowered to visibly take the lead in designing, building, and problem solving for itsfuture.Through Tiny WPA (Work Projects Administration) and other programs, thislecture will challenge us to rethink the roles that youth, communities, and all of us canplay in making our cities great.

Atmosphere is generously supported by the Faculty of Architecture Endowment Fund and the following professional associations: the Manitoba Association of Architects (MAA); the Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects (MALA); and the Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba (PIDIM).